If natural signs reliably and constitutively disclose the mechanical properties of impinging bodies, then sensory knowledge of those properties is immediate rather than mediated by inference.
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knowledge(Distinguished from mere true belief, which may be the product of indoctrination and need not exercise deliberative capacities.)
Justified true belief — true belief that has been arrived at through the exercise of deliberative capacities, including comparison of and deliberation among alternatives.
mechanical properties(physics and epistemology)
Physical characteristics of objects related to how they move, resist force, or interact physically—like weight, size, shape, or how hard something is.
mediated by inference(epistemology)
Arrived at indirectly through reasoning or logical deduction rather than direct observation—like figuring something out by thinking about clues rather than seeing it yourself.
natural signs(Used by Herder to characterize the signs employed by painting and music.)
Signs that communicate the thought of their objects by means of resemblance between the signs' own fundamental properties and the fundamental properties of their objects.
sensory knowledge(epistemology)
Information you gain directly through your five senses—what you know from seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, or smelling.